Lot 169 - Antique German Decorative Arts Portfolio "Das Kunsthandwerk" Collection Of Engraved And Chromolithographed Plates Published By W. Spemann, Stuttgart, 1874

Lot 169 - Antique German Decorative Arts Portfolio "Das Kunsthandwerk" Collection Of Engraved And Chromolithographed Plates Published By W. Spemann, Stuttgart, 1874Disbound portfolio of loose engraved and chromolithographed plates from "Das Kunsthandwerk: Sammlung mustergltiger kunstgewerblicher Gegenstnde aller Zeiten" (Art Crafts: Collection of Exemplary Artistic and Craft Objects of All Periods), edited by Bruno Bucher and Adolf Gnauth and published by W. Spemann in Stuttgart, 1874. This was Spemann's first major publishing venture and became an important reference work in German decorative arts literature.

This die cut paper calendar features illustrations of two young girls - one in a pink summer dress and matching hat with roses

and there is a small hole for hanging

Mounted on a wooden handle

Here is a charming piece of European style taxidermy - a clean muskrat skull housed in a Victorian style cloche dome

This item measures 4" L x 6" W x 5" H

Item dimensions of spyglass fully extended

Arrow-shaped form with surface rust

and may be less secure

Antique late 19th-century Japanese tin tea canister with intricate multi-panel lithographed decoration in deep red and black tones

showing fine detail to her features and attire

Various losses to travel labels

The hat is in surprisingly good condition considering its age